Citation

Regan D, Morrison TG. J. Health Psychol. 2013; 18(11): 1465-1477.

Affiliation

National University of Ireland, Galway.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105312464676

PMID

23221617

Abstract

The Regan Attitudes towards Non-Drinkers Scale was developed to address the concept that consumption of alcohol may serve as a means of avoiding social costs associated with being a non-drinker. This study sought to examine the Regan Attitudes towards Non-Drinkers Scale within a sample of Irish school-age adolescents. Results indicated that the Regan Attitudes towards Non-Drinkers Scale was a statistically significant predictor of self-reported problematic drinking. The findings of this study underscore the importance of this newly identified construct and highlight the necessity of further empirical tests of the Regan Attitudes towards Non-Drinkers Scale.

Language: en